Refuse receptacle



Patented Nev. 3, i237.

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PAUL A. sci-runner, on rnnnnntn, ivioiiean.

REFUSE BEGEPTACLE.

Application filed September 15, 1924. Serial No. 73"?,812.

The invention relates toy refuse receptacles and has among its objects to provide a simple and convenient means fordisposing of refuse. A further object of my invention resides in the provision of a refuse receptacle which may be cheaply manufactured, being of simple and durable construction. A further object is to provide a refuse receptaclev vprovided with an inlet member 'conveniently placed `adjacent the floor of a building and provided with a communicating removable receiver. A further object is to provide means for readily and conveniently disposing of the refuse collected in the receiver.

While it will be readily .understood from the following description that my refuse receptacle may be r`applied to the floor or wall .or any part of a building, l have found it particularly desirable to locate the inlet portion ofmy receptacle in the wall of the kitchen generally located on the first floor of dwelling house. 1n suoli a location refuse such as waste paper, garbage, wrapping paper, sweepings, ctc., may be quickly and conveniently disposed of at the placewhere the accumulation of such refuse ordinarily takes place.

With these and other objects in view, the invention resides in the novel features of construction and combination and arrange ments of parts as more fully hereinafter described and claimed.

Referring to the drawings:v Figure 1 is a sectional elevation showing one embodiment of my receptacle positioned i. in the floor and wall of a building;

Figure 2 is a section along the line 2--2 of Figure l;

Figure 3 is a view along the line 3--3`0f Figure 1; y

Figure 4: is a perspective view showing the receiver in position for discharging the contents;

n Figure 5 cept-acle is located entirely in the floor; and Figure G is an enlarged view along the line 6-6 of Figure 2.

ln the drawings refer-ence character 10 indicates the wall of a building and 11 represents the floor thereof. Preferably 10 is one v'of the walls of the kitchen located on the f the cellar 12. The foregoing parts are of usual construction.

is a modification in which the re- 'lhe refuse receptacle forming the subject mattei' of my invention comprises an inlet i'nember lil and a removable receiver 15. T he inlet member .14 is inserted in the Wall 10 and is provided with. apart 16 extending downwardly through the floor 11 and ceilingy 13. Yihe inlet member 14C is substantially rectangular in cross section and is` formed with the side walls 17, rear'wall 18, top 19 and front 20. .The latter part is preferably tapered toward the wall as shown in Figure 1. inlet member le and the distance from .they upper wall 10b of opening 10a to the floor 1l is substantially the same as `the distance from the top 19 of the inlet member to the An opening 10a in the wall receives the bottom edge of the part 16. This permits the i inlet member 14 to be inserted horizontally within opening 10a and then to drop vertically, the part 1Gy entering the opening in' the floor to assume the position shown in Figure 1. The tapering front 2() affords a receiver having considerably greater capacityv than if the front 2O were in the plane of the front- 20 is provided with a slot 22 and an opening .23,.the latter being normally closed by a door 24 under the influence of a spring 25. The door 2&1 is hinged at 26 and is provided with an operating member 27 extending forwardly through slot 22 and terminat ing in a tread portion 28 for engagement with the foot of the operator for swinging the door inwardly to the position shown in Figure 1. rThe operating member 27 is further provided with an abutment 29 for engagement with the front 20, the faceof the abutment being inclined as shown in Figure 3 so that as the door'is swung inwardly the operating member 27vfwillbe sprung to the right, as viewed in Figure 3, until the abutment has Apassed the opening 22 at which time the member 27 will automatically swing to the left to engage the.V parts as shownin Figure 3, thus lioldingthe door 2i in, open position. Sufficient resilience isprovided in the operating member 27v to permit, the foregoing operation and when itis desired to door 24 into the position shown in FigureV close the door 24 to the right to disengage the abutment 29 from the front 20 whereupon the door will swing to its closed position under the influence of spring IIhe part 16 of the inlet member 14 is provided with a plurality of perforat-ions 3() for receiving the supporting lugs 31, the lugs being located in any of the perforations 30 by suitable means such as screws 32. Supported adjacent the ceiling 13 from the lugs 31 is the receiver 15,the hooks 33 removably engaging the lugs 31. The receiver 15 is thus positionedbeneath the part 16 so as to receive the refuse introduced through the opening 23 of the inlet member 14. The lugs31'are 4adapted to engage any of the perforations whereby the receiver may be positioned to the right or left of the position shown in Figure 1 to avoid possible interference with the joists (not shown) which might otherwise lie in the path of the receiver.

The receiver 15is provided with a handle 34 preferably positioned at its lower end within grasp 'of the operator in the cellar 12. An axially slidable bottom 35 normally .rests upon the tiange 36 being held in such position by the pusher rod 37. The latter rod is provided with a handle 38 and is normally held in position by a springcateh 39 carried by the receiver 15. rI`he opposite end of the rod 37 is formeel with a part 40 slidable within the bracket 41, the removable pin 42 ordinarily limiting movement of the rod 37 as will be presently apparent.

In Figure 4I have shown the receiver 15 in Vdischarging position, the receiver being preferably shaped to be introduced into the ordinary size furnace door 43.

Referring to Figure 3 it will be noted that the inlet member 14V is held in position by a screw 45 passing through each side portion 21 and entering the wall 10. I have thus provided a simple and effective lmeans for holding the inlet member in its proper position.

In operation the receiver 15 is suspended adjacent the ceiling 13, from the inlet member 14. lVhen it is desired to dispose of refuse the operator in the room above presses downwardly upon the tread 28 to swing the l, the door being automatically held in open position by the projection 29. Refuse may then be swept or otherwise introduced into the opening 23 from whence it will be conveyed to the receiver 14. By pressing sidewise on the tread 28 the projection 2 9 will be disengaged to permit the door 24 to swing to its closed position under theintluence of the spring 25. At such intervals as might be found necessary, the receiver 15 is removed from the lugs 31 and placed in the position shown in vFigure 4 for discharge of its contents, as into the furnace door 43. In order to discharge the contents of the receiverl the rod 37 is disengaged from the spring catch 39 and swung through an are, about the bracket 41, to permit the rod to be moved from the position shown in Figure 2 to thatv shown in Figure 4. The part will be' guided in the bracket 41 to permit the latter movement of the rod 37. Bracket 41 is provided with ears 41 adapted to engage rod 37 in the position shown in Figure 4 whereby the'bottom 35 is rigidly carried by the rod 37 as indicated by the dotted line position of rod 37 in Figure 6. The rod will now be in position to be pushed from the operator to force the bottom 35 longitudinally of the receiver 15, thereby discharging the contents of the receiver into the furnace or other receptacle. Movement of the rod 37 is then reversed and the receiver again hung in position as shown in Figure 1.

In Figure 5 I have shown a modified form ot' my invention in which the inlet member 14 located entirely in the iioor 11, the opening 23 having a door 24 hinged at 26 and provided withv a coil spring at the hinge, similar to the spring shown in Figure 3, tending to force the door into the open position shown in Figure 5. For normally holding the door in closed position a spring projected bolt 27 engages the detent 22. rlie bolt is tripped by a projection 23 extending upwardly from the bolt 27 and slidable in a slot 44 in the door 24. As shown in Figure 5 the portion of the door thru which the projection 28 extends is concaved providing means for conveniently actuating the projection 2S with the handle end of a broom or the like, to release the bolt 27 from the dctent 22. Preferably the end of the projection 28 extends slightly above theplane of the door 24 so that it can also be actuated by the foot of the operator without interfering with ordinary usage of the floor. It is understood that the inlet member 14 is provided with a removable receiver similar to that described in connection with Figure 1.

It will be noted that the inlet member is readily inserted in the opening in the floor and wall, the receptacle comprising only two elements. namely the inlet member and the removable receiver.

My receptacle may also be found to be useful as a laundry receiver, soiled clothing being introduced into the inlet member 14 and collected in the receiver l5, the latter located in the cellar where the washing operation usually takes place.

While it is believed that from the foregoing description, the nature and advantages of my invention will be readily understood, I desire to have it understood that I do not limit myself to what is herein shown and,

`member insertablein a Wall and provided with a part extending through the floor, a receiver removably positioned beneath said part, said receiver provided with means'for discharging the contents thereof.

2. In a house refuse receptacle an inletmember insertable in a Wall and provided with a part extending through the floor, a receiver removably suspended from said part, said receiver provided With a longitudinally slidable bottom, and means positioned exteriorly of the receiver for moving said bottom longitudinally of the receiver to dis charge its contents.

3. In a house refuse receptaclean inlet member insert-able in a Wall and Provided with a part extending through the floor, a receiver removably suspended from said part, said inlet member having an opening,

a door for said opening hinged to the inlet member, means for swinging the door t open position, and means for automatically holding the door in the latter position.

4l. In a refuse receptacle, an inlet member and a receiver therefor said receiver provided With means positioned eXteriorly ofy the receiver for discharging the contents thereof.

5. In a refuse receptacle, aninlet member and a receiver therefor said receiver pro- `vided ivith a longitudinally slidable bottom 6. In a refuse receptacle, an inlet member and a receiver therefor said receiverprovided with a longitudinally slidable bottom, a rod pivoted to said bott-om, means for normally securing the rod in longitudinal position with respect to the receiver said rod being adapted t-o'be swung substantially 180` to position it for moving said bottoni to discharge the contents of the receiver.

7. In a refuse receptacle, anV inlet mem bei' and a receiver therefor, said receiver shaped for insertion into a furnace door, means for normally positioning the receiver beneath the inlet member, and means for moving the bottom of the receiver for discharging 'the contents ofV the ieceivei'.

8. In a refuse receptacle, an inlet member and a receiver therefor said receiver provided With a longitudinally slidable bottom, a rod pivoted to said bottom, means for normally securing the rod in longitudinal position with respect to the receiverfsa-id rod being adapted to besivung substantially 180O and moved axially in its pivot to position the rod for movement longitudinally of the receiver to discharge the contents of the receiver.

9. A house refuse receptacle having an inlet member and a receiver therefor the inlet member having an opening for receiving refuse, a foot operated door for normally closing said opening and means formed integrally with the door for actuation by the foot of the operator for opening the door.

10. In a house refuse receptacle, an inlet member insertablein the ivall and having a front tapering outwardly from said Wall tovvard and terminating in contact with the floor said inlet member having a part extending through the fioor and a receiver removably attached to said inlet member.

ll. In a house receptacle, an inlet member insertable in a Wall and having a front portion sloping doivnivardlytoward the floor andr away from the Wall, said front portion terminating in contact with said floor, and a part communicating with the inlet member extending through the floor.

12. In a refuse receptacle, a receiver having an opening for receiving refuse, and

means positioned eXtei-iorly of the receiver and pivotally connected thereto for discharge ing the contents thereof.

13. In a refuse receptacle, a receiver hav-v contents thereof` said means being pivotallyy `connected to said receiver bottom.

lll. In a house refuse receptacle, an inlet member provided with a part extending .through the floor, said member provided kWith lugs, a receiver and means carried by In testimony whereof I aiix my signature.

PAUL A. SCHULERT. 

